Same-day voting a go again

Posted on October 11, 2016
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Illinoisans will be able to register to vote on Election Day. (WJBC file photo)

By RFD Radio/WFMB

SPRINGFIELD – For weeks there has been an uncertain outcome around the fate of same day voter registration in Illinois.

The matter isn’t settled but Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan said the issue won’t be back in court until after Election Day so voters will be able to sign up on Nov. 8 and vote.

“What people really need to know is that if you have not registered and not voted before Election Day, you can still do so on Election Day,” Madigan said. “If you’ve never registered before, you will have to bring forms of identification.”

On Election Day you will want to make sure you’re headed to the right spot, in some places you will have to register and vote at specific place, in others you can sign up at your polling place.

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